Stationery



Jan. 9, 1923.

J. J. RElNHoLD. STAT oNERY.

FILED OCT. 26, 1921.

JOHN Doe: sCo., V

JOHN Doe: aCo

New York,

New Yon-I1,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patente dan. i923..

staffer Jenn a. erinnern. or. MARIETTA, rnnnsrtvanra.

STATIONERY.

` `Applicationled October 26, 1921. Serial 110.510,615.

pages on the typewriter is appreciated by i nearly everyone who operatesa typewriter,`

therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a new and simplemeans for indicating to the operator this condition, and which isadaptable to be employed with nearly any type of typewriter.

This invention wih its objects will be more fully yunderstood from thefollowingv description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part hereof, and in which similar numerals refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to drawing:

Figs. 1 t0 6, inclusive, represent sheets of paper of regular lettersize with various forms of perforations which embody the principalfeatures of this invention.`

Fig. 7, is a diagrammatic end view `of a portion of a typewritermachine.

Fig. 8, is a diagrammatic front view of a portion of a typewritermachine.

Fig. 9, is a modifiedy form of indicating mar c Referring to Fig. 7, 1is a platen which carries the paper 2. 3 are pressure rollers which holdthe paper 2 against the platen 1 in the usual manner. lt is obvious thatby turning the platen 1 the paper 2 is fed forward whereby the properline spacing is obtained. f1 is a paper guard. 5 is a type bar whichcarries the type 6. 7 is a key lever which operates the type bar 5 whenthe finger button is pushed down in the usual manner as when operating atypewriter. t

lt is well known that with the regular typewriter construction, it isimpossible to see the end 10 of the paper 2, and therefore as thewriting proceeds the end 10 sometimes presents itself at the point 11before it is expected, and the writing has been carried too far on thesheet to present a goody appearance; and .further there is no spaceremaining for the signature of the person `who sends the letter. f

The new and novel features of thisy inven* tion is that thel sheet 2 isperforated as shown at 8 and 9. rThese perforations may f be very small,so small infact that they are seldom observed by the person :reading theletter, but at the same` time are readily observed bythe typist, for thereason that it appears as a black spot on thev paper `when lying againsttheblack surface of the platen 1.

It is now obvious that the typist only need to watch for the perforation8 in the y sheet, which indicates that. the desirable space remains onthe sheet for closing the f letter and for the signature. ln the` eventthat the letter is exceptionally long and requires a second sheet, thetypist continues to write until the perforation 9` appears, whichindicates that there is just sufcient space remaining on thesheetto givea margin of good appearance. t t

In some instances it may be deemed that one perforation is suiiicientfor the character .of writing to be done on the paper;

vit of course, is then located at the proper point toindicateto` thetypist where to stop writing, for instance when the perforation reaches'a certain point relative to a certain element `ofl the typewriter.Asheet perfo,-y rated in this manner is'represented in 1, theperforation 12 in full line only being considered.` y f l have foundthatiit sometimes occurs that one of the characters of thewriting coversthe" perforation when it is locatedas shown 'in Fig. 1, and that afterthis occurs it is hard to observe it, and it maybe overlooked entirelyand the writing carried too far; to` avoid this the perforation may beplaced in the margin ofthe papers as indicated in light dotted lines by13; then to guide the typist in fixing the paper guide 14, I also placea perforation in the sheet as indicated in light dotted lines at 15,also shown in full lines Fig. 8; this perforation must be on a directvertical line with the perforation 13.

By referring to Fig. 8, it is obvious that the paper guide 111 may befixed to avoid covering the perforation 15 and that this will assurethat the perforation 13 will be apparent to the typist when the end 10of the paper is about to appear.

Another methodfor overcoming ythe above stated objection is to put twoperforations in the paper as shown in Fig. 4, and if they are spaceddifferent, from i that ,of the.; line' spacing of the typewriter it Willbe seldom if ever that both perforations will be covered.

in that rit embodies the perforation l5 of Fig. l and the perforations 8and 9'of Fig.`

2, the lastftwo perforationsnained beingI placed inthe left side of ytheysheet and in a direct vertical line with the'perforatiou l5. The objectof this is apparent from the foregoing description@ i Fig.` 5 isaduplicate of the system of perforations as shown at Fig.'y 2, exceptthat both ends 'of the paperY are perforated inthe same manner; this isdesirableon "plainV paper so that eitherend may be entered first intothe typewriter and thel perfoiia` tions then atthe bottom only, beingcon-r amount ofvfwritingcto sidered for gaging the be ut onthe sheet.'

lig;l 6 is a duplicate of the systeinof perforations as t'shown in Fig;3, eircept that both sides of` the paper are perforated in the reversemanner, then either end of the paper may be entered first into thetypewriter, and the .perforation along the left handedge only should beconsidered forgagingthe amount of i writingfto be" put` 'on theslieet.

I'tj obvious that the-perforation might bey carried to the extreme edgezof the paper where it would produce only a nickfi'n the ed to7 co-actwith some element of a typeedge of the paper as shown in vFig; andi-5in'many cases give *the sainelresult as" the otherV- methods hereinshownfand described; butl prefer thev perforation instead ofthe nick, l'

for the reason`that the, nick iisA too readily observed yby the personAwho reads thelettei'.

The indicating mark` is located.` atthe saine place'foi'i alljtlievsheets fofa certain character', but certain typi'stsprefer certainVlocation for this .`indicatingmark which,V is different `from thelocationdesliredbyfothers; however, this inventionfisfnot limited to theindicating mark being at any particular location on the sheet except,that it must be within the limits necessary to indicate the conditionswhich-arethe objects of this invention. l 4 A `Having thus described myinvention, what I claim and desire to secure by United States LettersPatent is as follows:

1. An article of manufacture, comprising a sheet of paper having aperforation adapted to co-act with some element ofv a typewriter, saidperforation serving as a signal to warn the typist when the end of thesheetv is about to appear. f i

2. An article of manufacture, comprising a sheet of paper having aperforation adapted to co-act with some element of a typewriter, saidperforation serving as a signal y to-warn the typist when writing mustcease' Vto have a certain known space remainingon the end of the sheet.

3'. An article of manufacture, comprising a sheet of paper havingperforations near the lower end thereof and adapted to co-act with someelement of a typewriter, said perforation serving as a signal to warnthe typist when the end of the sheet is about to appear; and a secondperforation near the top of the sheet and in a direct vertical line withthe irst said perforation and also adapted to `co-act with someweleinentof a typewriter, said second perforation serving as a guide to adjustthe typewriter elements to assure that irst said sent itself to View. ii

4. An article of manufacture, comprising a sheet of paper having aperforation adaptwriter, said perforation serving as a signal -to warnthe typist when writing must cease for allowing sufiicient space for asignature;

tion serving as asignal -to warn the typist rwhen the end of the sheetis about to appear. i

In `testimony whereof I aflix tiny*V signature.

JOHN J. REINHOLD.

perforation will pre-AV

